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Feb. 14: Garzon (Head Practical Arts Dept., Philippine
Normal College), Miss Aquilina M. Obana,
Mrs. Constancia P. Villahermos (sp?);
Mr. Daniel S. Oreta, Mr. Juan Mantoya,
Mrs. Virginia P. Blanco, Hero. Aurora
Mr. Tomas P. Talia,
Villamil (sp?), Mr. Jose G. Cabrera, and
Mr. Teofilo E. Espejo (all of the Natural
Science Dept., Philippine Normal College),
All names listed not identified as to connection
are people from the Normal College. I was
given a summary I purpose [illegible] the college
which is called Heicarth.
The college was founded under the American
regime but now, of course, is completely run
by Filipinos. The school train high school
and elementary school teachers. A laboratory
school is associated with it.
The group was very much interested in
the guidelines material and thought it would
be especially helpful in teacher training
programs and as a guide to educational
administrators.
I learned there was one Univ. of Philippines,
a number of private colleges, education and
a National Teacher's College. Highschool
students can major in [illegible] biology, general
science, physics, and chemistry; the latter
two fields have been offered only scantily.
In the elementary school about 30 min.
a day is allotted for science in grades
1-4 and 40 min. in grades 5 & 6.
The students get general science. One
teacher commented the fact that science